Grace Bellmer
This is a curated collection of resources detailing how to avoid cliches in writing. This list is meant to be used in a 10th Grade Gifted/Pre-IB ELA classroom.
This means steering clear of cliché and its sappy cousin—melodrama. Here are 10 tips to help you do just that.
This handout discusses clichés and why you should generally avoid them in order to achieve specificity in your academic writing.
The University of Richmond discusses how to avoid cliches in academic writing.
What are the most common cliches in all of literature? In this post, we’ll share the top offenders and how to avoid them in your own storytelling. Cliches don't just happen in academic writing!
San Francisco State University has compiled a handout with information and exercises to help you avoid cliches in academic writing.
